Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Posted By Whet Moser on 05.13.08 at 11:48 AM
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Things younger than Republican Presidential candidate (oh, and did I forget to mention “war hero”?) John McCain » Alaska.
"Alaska - the freaking state - is younger than John McCain."
Ron Paul's forces quietly plot GOP convention revolt against McCain : Top of the Ticket : Los Angeles Times
"In Indiana, McCain got 77% of the recent Republican primary vote, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, who've each long ago quit and endorsed McCain, still got 10% and 5% respectively, while Paul took 8%."
alicublog - Retro Fit
"Maybe that explains our culture in general these days: the cynicism of the audience has caught up with that of the advertisers."
Good Is Dead. The Learners in finer bookstores everywhere.
"No, I swear to God that this can only be His cosmic trickery, so to speak. If it starts to rain blood in Moscow this afternoon, none of us should be surprised."
The end of time | Science | The Guardian
"Presuming they leave the Earth well before the sun fails in about 6bn years from now, they will find themselves in a dying galaxy increasingly isolated from its celestial neighbours."
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